Today is a special day for a multiple of reasons. No, in case you are wondering, I have not figured out how to perfect my icing skills or master the art of getting that ideal sized cupcake. In fact, this has nothing to do with cupcakes at all, now isn't that weird? Well, seeing that this is my blog, I feel liking bending the rules today and have decided that today's post will act as an outlet for my egotism.
Today, after three failures, I have passed my road test! (Applause echos throughout the room). In addition to that bomb of joy, my sister and I visited the dying horse that is known as Border's and I purchased another baking book. This one is special though. Want to know why? It's 'cause it focuses on cookies. (Hooray!) You know what that means? More delicious goodies to fill my tum tum. I must take a moment though and acknowledge the sadness that I feel knowing that Border's is going out of business. More of a Barnes & Noble girl myself, walking inside the store today was like passing through the remains of a hurricane. Things were all over the place -since I'm a student librarian this really struck a nerve. Books were in wrong sections, posters and knick-nacks littered the floor; it seemed to me that the workers didn't even care about helping the customers and anymore. I asked one a question about where I might find the W section in the DVD area and the guy just shrugged his shoulders. He clearly didn't know, let alone care. All in all, I will miss Border's when the last place closes up shop, but for now, their bankruptcy means more bargain books for me. hehe
So why else is today special? Well, my little survey closes up in three hours but it seems like there's already a winner. Peanut butter. Oh how I love anything peanut butter. The salty taste, the creamy texture; it's like heaven in a jar. Unless someone suddenly throws in a last minute vote, it looks like I'm going to be shopping around for a peanut butter based cupcake recipe. Now that is something I'm looking forward too.
Oh and before I forget again, 494 recipes to go! Phew, I used to think that I would never get past that five recipe mark, now things don't seem as impossible as they did before.
And since you have all endured my self-centeredness this far, I'll reward everyone with a recipe from my vegan cookbook, The Happy Herbivore, by Lindsay Nixon. Known as Hippie Loaf, this vegan answer to meatloaf is, in my opinion, delicious and extremely healthy for you. With less then 200 calories per serving, this entree has carrots, celery, beans (my favorite), and quinoa all mashed together. Give it a try, I know that I'm happy that I did.
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp tamari
- 15 ounces black beans, drained and rinse
- 1 whole onion, diced
- 2 whole garlic cloves, minced
- 1 whole carrot, minced
- 2 whole celery stalks, minced
- 1 cup mushrooms, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup quinoa, cooked
- 1 tbsp italian seasoning
- 3 tbsp brown rice flour
- 2 tbsp ketchup
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a standard bread pan and set aside. Mash black beans in a large bowl and combine all ingredients until evenly combined. Transfer to pan and pat down firmly and tightly using a spatula. Bake 45 minutes to one hour, until firm and browned on the outside. Allow the loaf to cool and firm up before serving, about 15 to 20 minutes.
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